[WT-support] from WPX - WK and bandmap

[Tõnno Vähk]

Thanks Bob,


1.       I used Independent speeds. So the options of "by both" etc are grayed out. So that cannot be the reason...?

2.       I mean CTRL + up or down arrow of course yes. And SHIFT should not be locked down. CAPS LOCK neither. I will give it another check.

3.       LUA is a mystery to me:) I don't really have time to go and get my IT degree right now in my life. I appreciate the logging software with drop down menus, shortcut keys and message variables.
tonno

From: support-bounces at win-test.com [mailto:support-bounces at win-test.com] On Behalf Of Bob Wilson, N6TV
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 3:26 AM
To: support at win-test.com
Subject: Re: [WT-support] from WPX - WK and bandmap

On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Tõnno Vähk <Tonno.Vahk at gafm.ee<mailto:Tonno.Vahk at gafm.ee>> wrote:
1. I used MicroKeyer II with WT and ORION for the first time in WinKey mode. Otherwise OK but sometimes the speed of the exchange message jumped way up making me repeat the number. It jumped for 1 message only. The message under F2 was "++++ENN---- $SERIAL". So ENN was sent as intended and then I guess Serial even faster. Is this a know issue with WinKey? Any ideas how to get rid of it?

I used to see this issue when "By Both" was selected in the WKSETUP dialog (Options | Winkey Configuration ...).  Setting the Winkey speed by both the Winkey pot and by Win-Test commands is "not recommended," because keeping them 100% in sync. could never be guaranteed.  I haven't seen the speed up issue since I selected speed change "only by the Win-Test commands."

I'm also using the Winkey v22 chip, which had some fixes for speed changes in the middle of a letter, but I don't know if that matters.
2. For some time I have had the issue of CTRL+arrow not moving in active Bandmap but among all spots! I am sure others have had the same problem. Is something wrong there? The manual says that CTRL+SHIFT+arrow should move among all spots. I have not tried what it does.

Which arrow key are you pressing?

Ctrl+Up Arrow and Ctrl+Down Arrow skip over duplicates in the active radio's band map.  Ctrl+Shift Up Arrow and Ctrl+Shift Down Arrow do not skip dupes?  It sounds like the Shift key is locked down (?).  Does your keyboard have a Shift Lock button or "All Caps" mode?

See also the Tools | Redefine Keyboard Keys (DEFINEKEYS) and Tools | Scripts Manager to be sure that Ctrl+Up/Down have not be redefined to do other functions or call LUA scripts.
3. Feature request: thank god we have $NEXTSERIAL but in several situations there is need to send more than 1 number in advance even. Can you guys add $NEXT2SERIAL and $NEXT3SERIAL or something like that??

Unfortunately the LUA API provided by Win-Test is still too limited to let the users write this function.  What's needed is new APIs like:
wtQSO:getSerial()
-or-
wtApp:getVar("$SERIAL")

but neither function exists.

I tried invoking a script with an argument:
#NEXT2SERIAL($SERIAL)
#NEXT2SERIAL("$SERIAL")

but that didn't work either.   All I could come up with is a prompt.  Try this script, call it Next2Serial.wts:
currSerial = wtApp:InputInteger("What's the current serial number?",  "Next2Serial")
if currSerial ~= nil and currSerial ~= 0 then
   wtKeyer:Play("++$RST-- " .. currSerial + 2)
end
return -1

Then add #NEXT2SERIAL to a CW message or Alt-C message, or program a key combination that calls the script (via Tools | Scripts Manager).

Speaking of LUA, I'd like two new APIs:
wtApp:SetRunMode()
wtApp:SetSandPMode()

So that I can automate switching modes when using traditional NOESM mode.  Alternatively, if there were new text commands like MODERUN or MODESP I could do
wtApp:TextCommand("MODERUN")
wtApp:TextCommand("MODESP")

I tried sending Ctrl-Tab via:
wtApp:SendKeyCode(9,4)

but that didn't work either.  :-(

73,
Bob, N6TV
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